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67th Romanian Mathematical Olympiad

Romania geometry

Problem

Consider the triangle , with and . In the half-plane determined by the line not containing , consider points and so that and . Denote and the midpoints of the segments , respectively , and the common point of the lines and . Show that:

a) ;

b) .

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Solution
a) The hypothesis yields , whence , that is . Since angles and have the same complement, , hence (S.A.S.).

b) From follows that , whence

is a median in the right triangle , hence . Since opposes to an angle of in the right triangle , it follows that , hence . In the same way, .

From (S.S.S.) follows that .

From and , we get , so (S.A.S.).

Techniques

Triangle trigonometryAngle chasingDistance chasing